Opeyemi Quadri 
A Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm, Metaplanet, has issued JPY 2 billion (approximately $13.4 million) in 0% bonds to fund additional Bitcoin purchases, adding to its existing BTC reserves. The BTC treasury firm announced this on its X handle (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, February 27, 2025, marking its latest move in a series of purchases that … Read more
Co-founder and former CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (popularly known as CZ), has alleged that a Philippine-based local cryptocurrency operator is behind Binance’s inability to operate in the country. CZ, who did not mention the specific rival, made the accusation on Wednesday while responding to a Filipino crypto trader, @Kenneth_TCG, who asked: “Will you be … Read more
Controversial American rapper and record producer Kanye West, popularly known as Ye, has hinted at plans to launch a new cryptocurrency called YZY tokens. His announcement comes just days after he dismissed memecoins as “useless” in a now-deleted tweet on X. Though he hasn’t revealed an official launch date, he disclosed that the new memecoin … Read more
In the ever-changing and volatile cryptocurrency landscape, cloud mining has become a transformative way for investors to earn passive income without the expense or hassle of traditional mining facilities. As 2025 approaches, STG Energy is leading the charge by launching a groundbreaking and user-friendly platform that makes the power of cryptocurrency mining accessible to everyone. … Read more
The Bybit hack displaced Mt. Gox, the Poly Network exploit, and other known exchange hacks on February 21, 2025, as the company officially announced that hackers had stolen $1.4 billion in ETH. No hack has surpassed the Bybit loss. Africrypt, which would have matched that record by losing $3.6 billion to hackers in 2021, was … Read more
The dreaded North Korean cyberattacker, Lazarus Group, has been identified as the mastermind behind the theft of over $1.4 billion in ETH from the Bybit crypto wallet on February 21, 2025, just hours after the launch of Pi Coin. The hack, one of the largest in crypto history, caused panic among Bybit users, leading to … Read more
The CEO of Bybit crypto exchange Ben Zhou may have dampened the frenzy around the newly listed crypto Pi Coin following his tweet that that the coin is a scam. Zhou stated this a few hours after the long-awaited Pi Network mainnet was launched on Thursday, February 20, 2025 Over 10 crypto exchanges listed Pi … Read more
Launched on February 20, 2025, Pi Coin has made inroads across 13 cryptocurrency exchanges, enabling users to buy and sell their coins. OKX and Bitget were the first exchanges to list Pi Coin on February 12, with MEXC following two days later on February 14. Recall that OKX announced Pi’s listing on February 12, 2025, sparking … Read more
Former payroll manager at Bybit, Ho Kai Xin, will serve 119 months (nine years and 11 months) in prison after being found guilty of embezzling approximately $4.2 million from the crypto exchange’s account. According to court documents, she began the fraud in May 2022, stealing 117,000 Singapore Dollars (SGD), or $87,417 USD, from Wechain, the … Read more
The wait is over for Pi Coin miners as the Open Network officially launched Pi Coin’s mainnet at 8 AM UTC on February 20, 2025, sparking both an upward and downward trend in its value within hours of its listing. More than 10 million users, who have been waiting for over two years, have started … Read more